This article will instruct those who happen to have flying in their homes to safely, humanely without harming the bat. Follow these steps, and soon you'll have your home cleansed of these winged creatures of the night.

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Steps

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Locate the bat. You cannot remove him from your home until you know where he is. They like to hide in cracks along bricks or holes in ceilings.

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2

Get a towel. Once the bat has been found, get a towel. Bats can carry diseases that are nasty and could possibly kill you.

3

Sneak to the bat. Try to get above or beside a bat while it is perched on an object. This is the best place to snatch the bat up.

4

Grab the bat. Put your hand in the towel and grab the bat. It will probably attempt to fly away or squirm out, so keep a firm grip on it.

5

Release the bat outside or into a natural habitat. Killing it or keeping it is illegal unless properly trained with a certificate. If it is hibernating, put it in a tree.

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Try to keep contact between you and the bat as limited as possible; as they may carry rabies.

If you can imitate the air flow of a cave, for example opening a door downstairs and a door upstairs, the bat will follow the air flow up and outside.

Warnings

Bats have sharp teeth, so keep your fingers clear from their mouths.

If you have a bat in your home, look into the public health laws in your State. Some States require you to kill any bat in the house and submit it for rabies testing. If the bat may have encountered a sleeping person, you want to have the rabies testing done. The alternative is a series of rabies vaccines that are expensive.

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